having an unsecured, loaded firearm in your house with minors? That should be a felony on its own.

I generally don't really give a shit about guns or the 2nd amendment, I find advocates for such things to be crazy people. But I also don't think confiscation is necessary either. But what we should all advocate is for responsible gun ownership, which includes things like trigger locks, proper storage of ammo away from the guns, and gun safes, etc.

Negligence resulting in injury or death.
How shameful & sad that people take the power of such weapons for granted.

that says all guns in homes with children must be locked up or disabled with ammunition stored separately.

with an accessible firearm should be jail time.

RIP baby

and a child had access to it.

We mustn't let the guilty off. Make them acknowledge their irresponsible behavior and then make them pay for their criminal deed.

Anything less is a crime itself against the memory of that child.

No biggie. I'm confident they won't be making that mistake again.

And if they do, oh well, accidents happen.

would be a better way of describing this.

Sweet little kid...stupid irresponsible parents...I hope they go to prison.

Someone posted recently that a three year old doesn't have the strength to pull a trigger.

no safety, and a round in the chamber.

some people should not own guns

strength to pull a trigger normally, but they more commonly have the thumb strength to do so - which involves turning the gun around. It's easy to picture, if you imagine watching a small child explore and experiment with a new object...

unloaded and locked behind steel. If you can't do that, you should at least have a trigger lock.

This "accident" was no accident. Here are the safety rules the owners violated:

*the pistol (it was probably a Glock-style semi-auto since it was .40 cal) was not hidden

*the pistol was within easy reach of a 3 year old

*the pistol was unsecured--not locked away.

*the pistol was stored loaded

*the gun was not only loaded, but had a round in the chamber ready to fire when the trigger was pulled (this is especially a problem with a Glock type auto which uses a striker instead of a hammer . . . once the striker is cocked and ready to fire, it can't be de-cocked without pulling the trigger)

*the gun either didn't have a proper safety (Glock's don't) or the safety was off

As a gun owner, I believe we need safe storage laws (I of course am already in full compliance even without the laws), and a nation-wide media campaign to inculcate the rules. Finally, violators need to be punished to the full measure of the law.